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Can paracetamol be prescribed for a pyrexial child with a viral illness even though the condition is not listed in the NPEF?

April 26, 2017child condition illness paracetamol prescribed viral

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Can paracetamol be prescribed for a pyrexial child with a viral illness even though the condition is not listed in the NPEF?

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A – Yes. Extended nurse prescribers are able to prescribe from the list of medicines identified in the NPF. This formulary does not contain a list of conditions for which these medicines may be prescribed. Furthermore, ibuprofen, which has recently been added to the NPF, is also prescribable by extended prescribers for this condition.